It was standing room only last night at our first Take a Swim of the semester! Thanks to everyone who submitted their photos, asked questions, brought food and made the night so great! If you want to be a part of our next Take a Swim, keep your eyes open for our emails and keep track of what photos of yours that you have questions about.
Through Our Eyes – Week 15
Each Wednesday, WKU’s Student Chapter of NPPA brings you the best images of the past week taken by our very own students. To submit, you must currently be a WKU Photojournalism student and have taken the images or produced the video in the last week (Monday to Monday). Send your top 5 choices to wkunppa@gmail.com and our officers will pick the best of the bunch to showcase.
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association competitive cheer championships took place on Saturday at Diddle Arena from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. This is the first year KHSAA has hosted the competition, and some of the attendees said they really enjoyed having WKU as the venue.
Jabin Botsford
Barzik Valdez plays with an air compressor while his father, Roberto, cleans the family’s Tortilla Shop in preparation for the day’s end.
Luke Franke
Members of the Perry County Central High School all-girls cheerleading squad react after being named the All-Girl Small champions during the 2013 KHSAA State Competitive Cheerleading Championships at Diddle Arena on February 23.
Brandon Carter
Children crowd at the end of the church aisle to catch a peek of a catorceaneras, or “coming of age” ceremony.
Luke Franke
Luis Hernandez and his nephew Garrik hug while grocery shopping at Wal-Mart. Spending every day taking care of Garrik and his sister Kateylyn while their parents work full time, Luis has developed a strong, father-like relationship with his niece and nephew.
Dorothy Edwards
Through Our Eyes – Week 14
Each Wednesday, WKU’s Student Chapter of NPPA brings you the best images of the past week taken by our very own students. To submit, you must currently be a WKU Photojournalism student and have taken the images or produced the video in the last week (Monday to Monday). Send your top 5 choices to wkunppa@gmail.com and our officers will pick the best of the bunch to showcase.
Arko Dato came to Denmark from Calcutta, India to study photojournalism.
Eric Shea
United State’s Whitney Engen (left) and Scotland’s Jane Ross collide during the game Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee. USA defeated Scotland 3-1.
Josh Lindsey
The sense of self, reconnected.
Danny Guy
A nonfiction journey through the end of life.
Abbey Oldham
A man struggles with mental illness. He’s working to lead a more stable life through medication but senses that the medication won’t be enough to reign in his illness.
Katie McLean
The story of looking back at your life and realizing that somewhere along the way you’ve lost your adolescence.
Abby O’Bryan
A visual journey comparing night and day life.
Adam Wolffbrandt
Through Our Eyes – Week 13
David Cole relaxes in Dollar Brothers shoe store while he watches his wife, Lucille Cole, shop for shoes.
Micheal Noble Jr.
Kaylee Pedigo of Bowling Green laughs with her mother, Maria Leach, at the Lone Star Rodeo on Sunday.
Katie McLean
Birds fly low over Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Josh Mauser
A worker lets cows through a gate during the Lone Star Rodeo on February 9, 2013 at Western Kentucky University’s L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center.
Adam Wolffbrandt
Western Kentucky University sophomore guard, George Fant, shoots the ball over Arkansas Statue University’s junior forward, Kendrick Washington, at the WKU vs Alabama State University mens basketball game on Saturday, February 9, 2013 in E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Ky.
Jake Pope
Musician Chris Pickering payed a visit to the Revolution 91.7 studio on Feb. 2, 2013 to play songs from his latest EP “Corners”. Originally from Warwick, Australia, Pickering is now based in Nashville, TN and makes his living by playing in bars and selling his songs.
Justin Blodgett
Career Day
Take a Swim + Potluck
Through Our Eyes – Week 12
Each Wednesday, WKU’s Student Chapter of NPPA brings you the best images of the past week taken by our very own students. To submit, you must currently be a WKU Photojournalism student and have taken the images or produced the video in the last week (Monday to Monday). Send your top 5 choices to wkunppa@gmail.com and our officers will pick the best of the bunch to showcase.
The UCI Cyclocross Elite World Championships were held in Louisville, Ky. at Eva Banman Park on Saturday, February 2, 2013.
Kreable Young
Katie McLean
Abby O’Bryan
NPPA Announcements!
Get ready because NPPA is announcing a whole bunch of events!
If you don’t have Facebook or we sadly aren’t friends yet, pay attention because this email contains a ton of important information! If you don’t take a few minutes to read, you’ll only be cheating yourself out of awesome opportunities!
Firstly, do not forget to submit your picture for the Print Trade which is taking place next Tuesday, February 12th at our secretary, Alix Mattingly’s, house. It starts at 8pm and is located at 1326 Park St., Apt. D.
All submissions are due by 11:59 on Sunday the 10th. Make sure you have paid your $10 annual dues OR submitted your National number to wkunppa@gmail.com BEFORE the print trade. Otherwise, we sadly cannot print your wonderful photo. If you want to remind yourself, join our event here.
Secondly, Career Day and Career Night. Every year we have Career Day where you can have your portfolio reviewed by actual professionals in the industry who just so happen to be in hiring positions (hint, hint, think summer internships and future jobs). This is definitely a dress-to-impress day; take it as seriously as an interview. For complete information, please refer to the email our Director, Mr. Kenney, sent out and our Facebook event located here.
In preparation for Career Day, we are having Career Night in 127 on February 13th starting at 8pm. This is going to be an information, case-by-case question/answer, critique, review, you name it session. Need help with your portfolio? Need help with your resume? Don’t even know what a cover letter is? Don’t worry. Just come with your questions in tow and someone will be able to help you out. You can also look at our Facebook page and join so you don’t forget about it. The link is here.
Thirdly, we are having the second clip contest! Basically, this is a WKU-only contest, much like KNPA, CPOY or POY. You can submit up to 5 entries in each category of Sports Action, Sports Feature, News, Portrait and Story. This means you can enter up to 25 separate times. Think of the possibilities! All photos must have been taken between October 28th and the deadline, which is Tuesday, February 19th. For full rules and guidelines, please refer to our Facebook event page, here. At the end of the year, the person with the most points will win some PJ swag. Currently, Adam Wolffbrandt is in the lead with 5 points, closely followed by Austin Anthony with 4. But don’t worry, there’s plenty of time to claim the prize for yourself!
Finally! Don’t forget that EVERY Tuesday is a Through Our Eyes deadline. You can submit up to 5 images or videos, if that’s your style, to wkunppa@gmail.com by 6:30pm every single Tuesday. Everything you submit must have been taken in that one week period, however. If you’re submitting video, it has to have been finished within the Tuesday-to-Tuesday time period. At the end of the year, NPPA will be producing a book of all the images picked for Through Our Eyes. How cool!? Check out the blog, here.
Thanks to every single one of you who take part in NPPA events!
Brittany, Danny, Adam and Alix
Through Our Eyes – Week 11
Each Wednesday, WKU’s Student Chapter of NPPA brings you the best images of the past week taken by our very own students. To submit, you must currently be a WKU Photojournalism student and have taken the images or produced the video in the last week (Monday to Monday). Send your top 5 choices to wkunppa@gmail.com and our officers will pick the best of the bunch to showcase.
Danny Guy
Jabin Botsford
Adam Wolffbrandt
Adam Wolffbrandt
Brenda K. Farmer has been living in a movie screen for over a month at the Holiday Drive In located in Rockport, Indiana. The Drive In was built in 1958 and the main screen has been broken up into several apartments. “It’s great. When I tell people they ask me if I’m homeless or something. I laugh and explain to them that it’s actually a nice home,” Farmer said.
Brittany Greeson
Danny Guy
Junior guard Brandon Harris reaches for a rebound in the first halfagainst Louisville. WKU lost 78-55 against #5 Louisville at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tn on Dec. 22, 2012.
Brittany Sowacke
Adam Wolffbrandt
Through Our Eyes – Week 10
Each Wednesday, WKU’s Student Chapter of NPPA brings you the best images of the past week taken by our very own students. To submit, you must currently be a WKU Photojournalism student and have taken the images or produced the video in the last week (Monday to Monday). Send your top 5 choices to wkunppa@gmail.com and our officers will pick the best of the bunch to showcase.
Adam Wolffbrandt
Brittany Sowacke
Colin Pershbacher
For the final post of this week, we wanted to highlight a group project done in the Practicum class. Over the semester, a team of seven WKU students (sammy Jo Hester, Crystin Faenza, Ian Maule, Austin Anthony, Justin Philalack, Megan Tan and Katie Mayfield) and one design graduate (Dalton Rowe) decided they wanted to know more about the rich immigrant culture in Bowling Green.
Voices of Our Neighbors explores the international stories hidden within Bowling Green, Ky. Its diverse population is unexpected. From 2008 to 2012, approximately 1631 refugees reestablished their lives within the city.
The purpose of the project is to answer the question,
“Who are our neighbors?”
By gathering stories from the international communities, we want to share the experiences of people who have had to leave their families, assimilate and redefine their identity. Our goal is to be a bridge for a diverse town of people who are calling one place their home.
To view the complete website and hear all the interviews, please follow this link wkujournalism.com/voices